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Jonathan Owens, the husband of Olympic legend Simone Biles, who currently plays in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, said Sunday that he was almost robbed while in Italy.
Owens appeared to be in Milan for the Winter Olympics to cheer on Team USA with Biles. He wrote in a post on social media that his day had almost been turned upside down.
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American gymnast Simone Biles and husband Jonathan Owens compete in the Men’s Single Skating on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at the Milan Ice Skating Arena on February 13, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
“No one has just tried to grab my shopping bag in Milan, it’s the force of habit,” he wrote on X. “I had it tied around my hand so he couldn’t get it and left immediately…but still crazy.”
It is unclear what Owens had in his bag. Biles posted a photo of the two posing in a luxury store.
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American gymnast Simone Biles is interviewed between rounds during the men’s singles free program at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Milan Ice Skating Arena on February 13, 2026. (James Lang/Imagn Images)
Owens and Biles had been spotted at the Winter Olympics watching the men’s free skating competition. Both athletes pulled for Ilia Malinin as the “Quad God” went for a gold medal to add to his collection.
Unfortunately, Malinin suffered two falls and finished eighth in the event.
“Totally devastated for Ilia,” she wrote on Threads.
Malinin had been open about the intense pressure he felt during the competition — something Biles could relate to as she suffered her own battle during the Tokyo Olympics.
Simone Biles stands at the award ceremony with her gold medal. (Marijan Murat/image alliance via Getty Images)
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Biles went through a series of “twisties” during her gymnastics competition. She took a short leave from Team USA to find out. She returned to the Paris Games in 2024 and won three gold medals.
